Recent content by comfused

Thanks Steve, From what you say, it seems that my best option would be to get a properly qualified electrician in. I have the details of the company who completely rewired the house a few years back so they would probably be best placed to do the work as they presumably can remember what went...

Hi all, This post relates to the lighting circuit in a bedroom currently in the process of being converted into a bathroom. The existing bathroom is downstairs, the bedroom is upstairs. An existing 60W ceiling rose has been removed. The wiring is recent and dates from 2004 and consisted of...

Thanks Moz, Having spent almost every weekend for 3 months rodding blocked drains last year (four manhole covers and numerous rodding points later I eventually found and removed a 3" block of wood with a nail poking out of it 25m down the drain) I had already decided against simply tiling...

Thanks for the reply gcol. The floor is concrete throughout.

Hi all, Our conservatory and adjacent wc is currently carpeted and gets a bit smelly as the washing machine (in wc) leaks. So, we decided to get it tiled and when I pulled up the carpet this morning there were a couple of surprises! The first is a drain hole next to the wall. This is...

Thanks JohnD, Maisonry paint it is then.

Hi all, We're about to start redecorating our conservatory. The walls below the windows are brick which has been painted white. Appart from a few small cracks, they are in pretty good condition and certainly don't have mould problems, damp or anything like that. I have a big tub of...

We spent the weekend decorating our spare bedroom. The walls were originally painted deep red by the previous owner with very little preparation. One wall was particularly bad and my builder smeared fine filler over it which I sanded down a few days later. Having sugar soaped all the other...